Editorial standards
How our guides are written, reviewed, sourced, and kept current.
Our guides explain Australian family law in plain English. Because this is information people rely on at a stressful time, we are open about how it is produced: drafted with AI assistance, edited and reviewed by people, grounded in primary sources, and updated when the law changes.
How our guides are written
Our guides are drafted with the help of AI and then edited by a person before they are published. We use AI to draft and structure, not to publish unchecked. Every guide is read, corrected, and shaped by a human, and anything that does not meet the standard is rewritten or not published.
We do not mass-produce pages to chase search rankings. Each guide has to add something genuinely useful that is not already covered, or it does not go up.
How our guides are reviewed
Before a guide is published, it is checked for accuracy against the Family Law Act 1975 and current guidance from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. We aim to state the law plainly and correctly, and to be clear about the difference between general information and advice about your specific situation.
Our guides are general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own circumstances, speak to a qualified family lawyer.
Sources
Where a guide states a legal rule, a time limit, a fee, or a statistic, we aim to ground it in a primary source, such as:
- the Family Law Act 1975 on the Federal Register of Legislation
- the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- the Attorney-General's Department
- the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Institute of Family Studies
Keeping guides current
Family law changes. When it does, for example the property law changes that commenced on 10 June 2025, we review and update the affected guides. Where a guide shows an updated date, that reflects the most recent review.
Corrections
If you spot something in a guide that looks wrong or out of date, please tell us and we will review it.
Our guides are general information about Australian family law, not legal advice. For advice about your situation, speak to a qualified family lawyer.